Rise and fall of an empire.
The Hulu platform has just unveiled the trailer for the new documentary
Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons
, which will be released on July 14, and promises to answer a number of particularly sensitive questions about the most famous lingerie brand. in the world.
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This three-part investigation, carried out by journalist Matt Tyrnauer, examines the history of the brand, intrinsically linked to that of its CEO, the billionaire Les Wexner, founder of L Brand, parent company of Victoria's Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch and Bath. & Body Works.
Behind the marketing genius, sexy and glamorous, it is the underside of the fashion world that is addressed, in particular the way in which Victoria's Secret has insidiously modified the canons of feminine beauty: by distilling injunctions to plastic perfection, the brand would have contributed indirectly to the increase in cases of anorexia in many girls.
Combining archival footage, internal videos and interviews with former "angels",
Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons
also denounces the conflicts, exploitations and abuses of this fierce and very competitive environment, as well as the less brilliant aspects of a consumerist culture, denounced for a long time by feminist movements.
"Ghislaine Maxwell in the shadow of Epstein", the trailer
Wexner's relationship with convicted sex-crime business magnate Jeffrey Epstein is also reviewed, as the CEO granted Epstein a power of attorney in 1991 as his personal fund manager.
The trailer questions the entrepreneur's good faith, asking if he was really unaware of the truth about Epstein's sex crimes.
It is currently unknown if
Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons
will be broadcast in France Disney +, no information having been communicated on this subject.